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Osun rod (plastic)

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"Fragment (upper half) of a bronze staff with 2 superimposed figures. "Very heavy staff, with male figures: Antelopes, chameleons, snakes, a bird.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Osun rod (plastic)
Dimensions
Height: 140,5 cm
Width: 16,5 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 14498

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th century-19th century.
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Collecting
    who
    W.H. Himburg - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    18th century - 19th century, commissioned by the brass foundry guild Igun Eronmwon in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by the Museum für Völkerkunde from W. H. Himburg, 1902.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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